Community college graduates have a higher average starting salary than those from state or private universities, according to a new study.

Graduates with an associate degree from one of Florida’s 28 community colleges earned an average of $47,708, while those who graduated from one of Florida’s 11 public universities earned about $36,552, according to an article published in The Miami Herald Jan. 1. Each year the Florida secondary school system tracks college graduates from the previous school year and records this information…